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On August 17, 2005, JMB men carried out bombings in 300 locations in 63 districts of the country
Sixteen years later, trials in five of the six cases filed for a series of bombings by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Khulna in 2005 are still pending.
Deputy Attorney General Al Amin of Khulna Metropolitan Joint Sessions Judge Court-2 said three of the five cases had made significant progress.
“Some 20 to 25 people testified in each of the three cases. The rest of the testimony will be recorded shortly. The court set August 31 for the recording of testimonies in one of the cases, â€he added.
On August 17, 2005, bombings were carried out in 300 locations in 63 districts of the country. Ten places in Khulna were attacked that day, injuring several people, including two children.
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The banned militant group JMB later claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Two files were lodged at Khulna Sadar Police Station, two at Daulatpur Police Station, one at Sonadanga Police Station and another at Botiaghata Police Station in this regard.
The trial in the only case filed with the Botiaghata police station is over.
On May 31, 2010, Khulna Speedy Magistrate’s Court Judge Sekandar Ali delivered the verdict in the case, sentencing JMB leader Shaikh Abdur Rahman and his deputy Siddiqur Rahman alias Bangla Bhai each to seven years of age. rigorous imprisonment and six months further imprisonment for non-payment of a fine of 10,000 Tk.
The two had already been executed on March 30, 2007 for killing two Jhalakathi judges.
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